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New NYC Program Aims to Elevate Economic Equity and Climate Action
A new program called The City Fellowship aims to improve the lives of New York City residents by supporting Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and women-led small businesses. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.
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Dolly Parton and Ozzy Osbourne Have This 142-Year-Old Nashville Print Shop in Common
Hatch Show Print is a 142-year-old letterpress print shop that is still using a 500-year-old process to make its handmade gig, concert and event posters. Dolly Parton, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen and Ozzy Osbourne are just a few of the entertainers whose concert posters have been handcrafted by Hatch Show Print over the years. NBCLX contributor Greg Bledsoe took his...
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Rising Costs Add to Pandemic Pain for Small Businesses
Sharply higher costs are yet another challenge thrown at business owners by the global pandemic.
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These New York-Based Businesses Are Shipping Goods Without Fossil Fuels
Sail Freight shipping company in New York delivers goods by sailboat without using fossil fuels to combat climate change.
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A NY Company Is Moving Products by Sailboat to Prove Green Transport Works
A New York company is proving there is a green way to move products from one part of the state to another. The business, called Sail Freight, carries products from New York’s Hudson Valley to consumers in New York City, and vice versa, by sailboat and bicycle — and hope to make their model a growing trend.
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Boxville: How Used Shipping Containers Are Revitalizing a Chicago Community
Chicago’s Boxville started with just one shipping container in the city’s Bronzeville neighborhood that housed a single small business. Today, it has grown into a thriving marketplace that helps entrepreneurs by providing a less expensive way to start a small business. And, in doing so, it’s revitalizing the entire community.
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A Chicago Flower Business Is Helping At-Risk Kids Bloom
On the South Side of Chicago, a floral business called Southside Blooms is helping at-risk kids to do just that – while beautifying the neighborhood at the same time. NBCLX storyteller Ngozi Ekeledo visited Chicago to find out how this flower business is putting down strong roots in its community.
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Miami-Based Business Creates Hair Tools to Empower Black Women and Natural Hair
Hair. It comes in all textures, colors, lengths, types and densities. But for Black women, the topic of hair can be complex — especially when it comes to caring for your natural locs. Enter Kazmaleje, a Miami-based business focused on creating hair tools and products for curly and kinky hair types. The business was launched by three sisters with a…
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Getting to the Root: How a Hair Care Company Grew Through the Pandemic
For Miami-based Kazmaleje, a business focused on creating hair tools for textured hair, the COVID-19 pandemic hit at an especially inopportune time. Owner LaToya Stirrup was committed to pushing through the challenges, however, and found ways to grow the business during the pandemic, thanks to the greater mission behind the business.
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Rebound: CT Balloon Artist Works to Bounce Back After Pandemic Shutdown
“We’re all figuring out what next week is going to look like day to day.” How can a party-based business pull through a pandemic? That is the question certified balloon artist Ava Sealey, who owns Ava Party Designs in Bethel, has been facing since March. Many small businesses are struggling during the pandemic, but Sealey believes in her business’s...
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Coronavirus Dims Carnival Season Joy — and Commerce — in New Orleans
The coronavirus pandemic is tamping down the joy — and the revenue — associated with the Carnival season in New Orleans
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These Are the Black-Owned Restaurants to Watch This Year, According to Yelp
Yelp searches for Black-owned businesses increased 2,400% in 2020.
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Hundreds of Paper Lanterns Adorn Street in Hopes of Helping Chinatown Businesses
The impact of COVID-19 is felt, including when it comes to the economy. New Yorkers and small businesses in the area, including those in Chinatown, are among those who have experienced the economic fallout brought on by the ongoing pandemic. (Video produced by Shanel Thompson)
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Hundreds of Paper Lanterns Adorn Street in Hopes of Helping Chinatown Businesses
The impact of COVID-19 is felt, including when it comes to the economy. New Yorkers and small businesses in the area, including those in Chinatown, are among those who have experienced the economic fallout brought on by the ongoing pandemic. Due to a decrease in foot traffic and an increase in anti-Asian sentiment, many Chinatown merchants are struggling to stay…
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GrubHub Admits to Posting Restaurants' Menus Without Consent
NBC New York’s Ida Siegal reports.
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Minority-Owned Companies Waited Months for Loans, Data Shows
Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks to accept their applications
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Two Young Brothers Invented a Way to Keep Your Christmas Tree Ornaments in Place
Two 12-year-old brothers from Connecticut have created a solution to a common Christmas problem – falling ornaments. Ayaan and Mika’il Naqvi joined LX News to talk about their invention of the “ornament anchor” and how their small business is helping homeless pets.
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How Small Businesses Can Set Themselves Up for Success in the New Year After a Brutal 2020
The past year has taken a massive toll on small businesses across the country, but some can start preparing for a better 2021. The CEO of Disaster Recovery Institute International, Chloe Demrovsky, joined LX News to explain what businesses should expect in 2021 and how they can start preparing now.
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Racism Targets Asian Food, Business During COVID-19 Pandemic
Bigotry toward Asian Americans and Asian food has spread steadily alongside the coronavirus in the United States. Distorted information about the virus that first appeared in China has led to a revival of century-old tropes about Asian food being dirty.
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The Biggest Fail in ‘Shark Tank' History Was Rejecting a Pitch for Face Masks Ten Years Before COVID-19
When the swine flu pandemic hit the world in 2009, designer Irina Blok took her idea for fun face masks onto ‘Shark Tank.’ But in what may be the biggest face-palm moment in the show’s history, the ’Sharks’ nearly laughed her out of the room. We talked to Blok about the experience and saw how one of the investors is...